UPF in rankings
Times Higher Education ranking (2023)
- 3rdSpanish university
- 18thBest young university in the world
U-Multirank, the EU ranking (2022)
- 1stSpanish university
- 4stin Europe
U-Ranking (2023)
- 1stSpanish university since 2013
Overall results
3rd Spanish university (and 186a worldwide) in 2023+
18th Highest ranked university in the world among those under 50 years of age (1st in Spain and 9th in Europe) in 2023+
Among the 300 top universities in the world for impact in relation to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, in 2023+
6th Spanish university (127th in Europe and 310th worldwide) in 2024 +
Among the top 301-400 worldwide in 2023 +
1st Spanish university and 4th in Europe in 2022 +
3rd Spanish university (79th in Europe and 196th worldwide) in 2023 +
1st Spanish university (25th in Europe and 65th worldwide) among the universities with a percentage of articles published among the 10% most cited considering all scientific fields together in 2022 +
1st Spanish university in 2023 and since 2013 +
4th Spanish university in terms of performance in 2022 +
9 of the 13 undergraduate courses evaluated are ranked among the Top 5 in 2022 +
Results by fields of knowledge
Political and Social Sciences
| social sciences and humanities | #42 (Leiden 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| social sciences and management | #86 (QS 2023) |
| politics and international studies | #top 100 (QS 2023) and 1st in Spain |
| social policy & administration | #top 100 (QS 2023) and 1st in Spain |
| social sciences | #top 175 (THE 2023) and 3rd in Spain |
| political sciences | #top 150 (ARWU 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| sociology | #top 150 (QS 2023) |
| psicology | #top 150 (ARWU 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| social sciences and public health | #top 175 (US News 2023) |
| psychiatry/psychology | #top 197 (US News 2023) |
Communication
| social sciences and humanities | #42 (Leiden 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| social sciences and management | #86 (QS 2023) |
| social sciences | #top 175 (THE 2023) and 3rd in Spain |
| communication and media studies | #top 150 (QS 2023) |
| communication | #top 200 (ARWU 2022) and 2nd in Spain |
Law
| social sciences and humanities | #42 (Leiden 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| social sciences and management | #86 (QS 2023) |
| law | #85 (THE 2023) and 1st in Spain |
| law | #top 150 (QS 2023) |
Economics and Business
| economics | #26 (QS 2023) and 1st in Spain |
| economics | #40 (ARWU 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| social sciences and humanities | #42 (Leiden 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| economics and business | #85 (THE 2023) and 1st in Spain |
| social sciences and management | #86 (QS 2023) |
| statistics | #top 75 (ARWU 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| economics and business | #top 124 (US News 2023) |
| accounting and finance | #96 (QS 2023) and 1st in Spain |
Engineering and ICT
| Engineering and TIC | #top 250 (THE 2023) and 1st in Spain |
| physical sciences and engineering | #23 (Leiden 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| biotechnology | #top 100 (ARWU 2022) and 2nd in Spain |
| psychology | #top 150 (ARWU 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| neuroscience and behavior | #177 (US News 2023) |
Humanities
| social sciences and humanities | #42 (Leiden 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| arts and humanities | #128 (US News 2023) |
| philosophy | #top 150 (QS 2023) |
| arts and humanities | #top 200 (THE 2023) |
| arts and humanities | #178 (QS 2023) |
Medicine and Life Sciences
| public health | #25 (ARWU 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| public, environmental & occupational health | #30 (US News 2023) |
| biological sciences | #top 75 (ARWU 2022) & 1st in Spain |
| cell biology | #81 (US News 2023) |
| life and earth sciences | #84 (Leiden 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| biomedical and health sciences | #84 (Leiden 2022) and 2nd in Spain |
| molecular biology and genetics | #87 (US News 2023) |
| biotechnology | #top 100 (ARWU 2022) and 2nd in Spain |
| neuroscience and behavior | #177 (US News 2023) |
| biology and biochemistry | #181 (US News 2023) |
| human biological sciences | #top 200 (ARWU 2022) & 3rd in Spain |
Translation and Language Sciences
| linguistics | #top 150 (QS 2023) |
| arts and humanities | #top 200 (THE 2023) |
| arts and humanities | #178 (QS 2023) |
| modern languages | #top 200 (QS 2023) |
- Results are presented by disciplines, fields of knowledge or both, as stated in each ranking. Disciplines are specific while fields of knowledge are composed of one or more disciplines.
- The list only includes up to the top 200 in the world and top 3 in Spain.
- Sigles: ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), Leiden (CWTS Leiden Ranking), QS (QS World University Rankings), THE (THE World University Rankings) i US News (US News World & Report Best Global Universities Rankings).